Boris Karloff faces man-eating plants and voodoo on a cursed island.
VOODOO ISLAND
SEE! Men Turned Into Zombies! SEE! Woman-Eating Cobra Plants! SEE! Strange Voodoo Rituals! SEE! The Bridge Of Death!
A scholarly type is asked to investigate the possible island site for a large resort hotel--an island rumored to be infested with zombies.
Quick Answer
Voodoo Island is a 1957 American horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg about a hoax-buster hired to prove an island isn’t cursed, only to encounter genuine voodoo, man-eating plants, and strange native powers.
Programmer's Pick
Boris Karloff’s skeptical hero gets more than he bargained for in a jungle crawling with man-eating flora and a heavy dose of theremin. Voodoo Island delivers all the tropical menace, implied taboos, and mid-century weirdness a psychotronic fan could ask for.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Reginald Le Borg
- Writer
- Richard H. Landau
- Release
- 1957
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Silent Death
Why This Matters
This film features Boris Karloff in the lead and marks Adam West's first film appearance, predating his later fame. Filmed in Hawaii and released as part of a double bill with Pharaoh's Curse, it reflects 1950s horror's production and distribution practices.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Legendary Boris Karloff stars as a professional skeptic forced to question science itself on a cursed island.
This isn’t your average jungle—hungry flora raise the monster-movie stakes from the very first act.
Expect zombies, voodoo rituals, taboo hints, and a haunted theremin soundtrack for maximal island unease.
Unmistakable lesbian subtext and implied female nudity peek through the tropes of 1950s exploitation horror.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
A resort development investigation
Voodoo, man-eating plants, and bizarre native powers
Endangers intruders; challenges the skeptical team’s survival
Remote tropical island
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Voodoo Island? +
Voodoo Island was directed by Reginald Le Borg.
How long is Voodoo Island? +
Voodoo Island has a runtime of 76 minutes.
What genre is Voodoo Island? +
Voodoo Island is a horror film.
What supernatural elements does the investigation team encounter on the island? +
The team discovers man-eating plants, possible zombies, and faces a tribe of natives with bizarre powers, all of which challenge their skepticism.
